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Sicily and the Italian Campaign
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Primary Documents and Official Accounts:
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 126 Canadian Operations in Sicily, July – August 1943. Part I: The Preliminaries of OPERATION “HUSKY” (The Assault on Sicily). 16 November 1944
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 127 Canadian Operations in Sicily, July – August 1943. Part II: The Execution of the Operation by 1 Cdn Inf Div. Section 1: The Assault and Initial Penetration Inland. 16 November 1944
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report #129 Canadian Operations in Italy. September – December 1943: Preliminary Report. 25 November 1944
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 132 Canadian Operations in Sicily, July – August 1943. Part III: The Story of 1 Cdn Army Tk Bde. 27 February 1945
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 135 Canadian Operations in Sicily, July – August 1943. Part II: The Execution of the Operation by 1 Cdn Inf Div. Section 2: The Pursuit of the Germans from VIZZINI to ADERNO 15 Jul – 6 Aug. 4 May 1945
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 136 Canadian Operations in Sicily, July – August 1943. Part II: The Execution of the Operation by 1 Cdn Inf Div. Section 3: Special Aspects of the Sicilian Campaign. 4 May 1945
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 143 Canadian Operations in Italy. 4 Jun 44 – 23 Feb 45. 4 August 1945
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 178 Canadian Operations in Italy, 5 Jan - 21 Apr 44. 22 July 1947
 
Canadian Military Headquarters Report # 179 Canadian Operations in the Liri Valley, May-Jun 44. 25 July 1947
 
 
See Also:
 
G.W.L. Nicholson. The Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume II, The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945. Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1956.
(Available online in PDF format.)
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/docs/Italy_e.pdf

Internet Resources:
 
CBC Digital Archives – The Italian Campaign
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/war-conflict/second-world-war/second-world-war.html
 
Veterans Affairs Canada - The Italian Campaign
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/italian-campaign

Historians’ Perspectives:
 
Legion Magazine:
 
The Forgotten Front
March 1, 2015 by J.L. Granatstein
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2015/03/the-forgotten-front/
 
Legion Magazine: Canadian Military History in Perspective Series
 
The Invasion of Sicily: Army, Part 15
March 1, 1997 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/1997/03/the-invasion-of-sicily/
 
The Battle for Ortona: Army, Part 18
November 1, 1997 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/1997/11/the-battle-for-ortona/
 
Beginning the Battle for Sicily: Army, Part 60
September 1, 2005 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2005/09/beginning-the-battle-for-sicily/
 
From Leonforte to Agira: Army, Part 61
November 1, 2005 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2005/11/from-leonforte-to-agira/
 
Taking the Rough Land of Sicily: Army, Part 62
January 1, 2006 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/01/taking-the-rough-land-of-sicily/ 
 
Into Italy: Army, Part 63
March 1, 2006 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/03/into-italy/
 
Moving Forward With Boforce: Army, Part 64
May 1, 2006 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/05/moving-forward-with-boforce/
 
Pushing to Campobasso: Army, Part 65
July 1, 2006 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/07/pushing-to-campobasso/
 
The Advance to the Moro: Army, Part 66
September 1, 2006 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/09/the-advance-to-the-moro/
 
Overcoming the Moro: Army, Part 67
November 1, 2006 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/11/overcoming-the-moro/
 
Clearing the Gully: Army, Part 68
January 1, 2007 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2007/01/clearing-the-gully/
 
Into Ortona: Army, Part 69
March 1, 2007 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2007/03/into-ortona/
 
Winning the Streets of Ortona: Army, Part 70
May 1, 2007 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2007/05/winning-the-streets-of-ortona/
 
The Arielli Show: Army, Part 71
July 1, 2007 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2007/05/winning-the-streets-of-ortona/
 
Draining the Devil’s Brigade: Army, Part 72
September 1, 2007 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2007/09/draining-the-devils-brigade/
 
Breaking the Gustav Line: Army, Part 73
November 1, 2007 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2007/11/breaking-the-gustav-line/
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Advancing on the Hitler Line: Army, Part 74
January 9, 2008 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2008/01/advancing-on-the-hitler-line/
 
Breaching the Hitler Line: Army, Part 75
March 7, 2008 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2008/03/breaching-the-hitler-line-army-part-75/
 
Bridgehead on the Melfa: Army, Part 76
June 1, 2008 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2008/06/bridgehead-on-the-melfa-army-part-76/
 
Hard-Hitting Armour: Army, Part 78
September 27, 2008 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2008/09/hard-hitting-armour/
 
Attacking into the Apennine Mountains: Army, Part 79
December 5, 2008 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2008/12/attacking-into-the-apennine-mountains/
 
The Bite and Hold Approach: Army, Part 80
February 16, 2009 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/02/the-bite-and-hold-approach-army-part-80/
 
Battling Beyond the Gothic Line: Army, Part 81
April 11, 2009 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/04/battling-beyond-the-gothic-line-army-part-80/
 
An Entrenched Enemy: Army, Part 82
June 11, 2009 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/06/an-entrenched-enemy-army-part-82/
 
Collapse of the Rimini Line: Army, Part 83
August 18, 2009 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/08/collapse-of-the-rimini-line-army-part-83/
 
Bad Weather, Tough Resistance: Army, Part 84
October 10, 2009 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/10/bad-weather-tough-resistance-army-part-84/
 
Piercing the Heart of the Mountains: Army, Part 85
December 11, 2009 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/12/piercing-the-heart-of-the-mountains-army-part-85/
 
Cold October Rain: Army, Part 86
February 7, 2010 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/02/cold-october-rain/
 
Operation Chuckle: No Laughing Matter: Army, Part 87
April 10, 2010 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/04/operation-chuckle-no-laughing-matter-army-part-87/
 
Bedlam at the Lamone: Army, Part 88
June 6, 2010 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/06/bedlam-at-the-lamone/
 
Closing out the Italian Campaign: Army, Part 89
August 11, 2010 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/08/closing-out-the-italian-campaign-army-part-89/
 
Legion Magazine: Canada & the Victoria Cross Series
 
Three in Italy: Part 16 of 18
July 1, 2006 by Arthur Bishop
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/07/three-in-italy/
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